Jasim and Alsaleh are underage refugees in a Greek prison. Coming from Syria and Iraq, they were arrested and accused of smuggling illegal immigrants. With unique access in the juvenile prison and court room, the film follows the two friends closely while in custody, during the trial and after the verdict, through a narrative of suspense which reveals how youngsters are forced to transport migrants across the border to Greece while the smugglers stay behind and continue their job uninterrupted. If Jasim and Alsaleh are found guilty, they will face extremely long prison sentences. Phone conversations between the imprisoned young boys and their mothers at their war-stricken countries accentuate the double enclosure that these families experience. No one knows how and when their long run will end.

THE TEAM

MARIANNA ECONOMOU

DIRECTOR / SCRIPT

Marianna Economou is a documentary film maker/producer based in Athens, Greece. After her studies in Anthropology (UCL) and Photojournalism (LCP) she worked for a few years as a film researcher and photographer in Greece and England. Since 1989, she directs and produces independent

Spiros Mavrogenis, General Manager of ‘Stefi & Lynx Productions’, is one of the most established producers in Greece, with a long track record in the production of TV news series, documentaries, commercials and films. In 1992, he founded Lynx Productions which focused on the most

well-known TV documentaries and news shows through the years. ('Protagonists', 'Archive', 'Reportage without Frontiers', 'Research').
In 2012, Lynx merged with Stefi and now ‘Stefi & Lynx Productions’ is the largest production company in Greece. Spiros acts as producer on selected projects.
E-mail: s.mavrogenis@stefi.gr

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RACHEL MANOUKIAN

PRODUCER

Rachel Manoukian studied Business Administration and Acting in Athens. She started working in the film industry, as a managing director for two feature films in 1999. Since 2003, she has been focusing on the production of documentaries and TV documentary series: a long-running

documentary series on cooking “Bouchia and Sychorio” for Mega Channel, numerous historical and cultural documentaries for the Greek National TV as well as 12 documentary episodes "Searching for the unknown" for the digital television. She also works as a fixer/producer for foreign TV channels (SRF) in Greece.
E-mail: manoukian@windowslive.com

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DAPHNE PANOPOULOU

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Daphne Panopoulos has been working in the film and TV production field for over 25 years both as a producer and as a director. Two of the TV documentaries she made were "Erica Kounio Amarillio, Portrait of an Auswitz Survivor" and "Maxine Klein's Bostonian Political Theater". She has produced

over 70 TV commercials for Greek TV, worked in the international co-production department of KINO productions and produced a few film shorts for Topcut Productions. Recently Daphne spent a year in California, producing fundraisers and videos for Google, as well as working in sales and the social media with Ripplemakers Inc.
E-mail: daphpan@gmail.com

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CHRONIS PECHLIVANIDIS

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Chronis Pechlivanidis has recorded unique moments from all corners of the earth for Greek and international networks. He has directed documentaries, special programs and many travel TV shows. He is the creator of the successful television series "Travelling in Greece with Maya Tsoclis"

and has won awards at international events. He collaborates with international TV networks, such as Aljazeera, BBC International, ZDF and is the founder of Onos Productions in Greece and Onos Film Produksiyon in Istanbul,Turkey.
E-mail: chronis@onos.tv

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GIANNIS MISOURIDIS

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Giannis Misouridis is a photographer, cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. He has a long experience in shooting different situations and dealing with different people and stories in Greece and abroad. His photographic expertise makes him one of the most renowned cinematographers

Chronis Theocharis was born in Athens in 1961. He studied cinema direction and film editing in Athens and Paris. He worked as an assistant director in movies and TV series for many years. He has edited a lot of important and awarded film documentaries. He is a member of the Greek Film

Nikos Portokaloglou (1957) is a Greek musician who was the founding member, principal songwriter and lead singer and guitarist of the Greek band Fatme, active between 1981 and 1989. Since then, he has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, theatre,

documentary and TV mini series. During his 35-year career, he has performed and recorded with all the major Greek composers and singers.
E-mail: nikoso@live.com

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LILA PALEOLOGOU

TITLES / GRAPHICS

A graphic designer, Lila trained in London, and consequently worked in advertising (Athens 1986-1998). She established her own design agency, pelpal productions, in 2000. Since then, she shares her time and work between Athens and Mykonos. She specializes in branding, packaging,

publications and promotion work for cultural/artistic events. With her partner, Vangelis Pelekis, she has written, designed and published a cookbook, based on her family’s restaurant (”Balthazar’s Kitchen, 1973-1983”, Istos Editions 2010).
E-mail: www.pelpal.gr, pelpal@otenet.gr

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CREDITS

DIRECTOR / SCRIPTMarianna Economou

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERSpiros Mavrogenis

PRODUCERRachel Manoukian

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERDaphne Panopoulou

CINEMATOGRAPHY / SOUNDChronis Pechlivanidis & Giannis Misouridis

EDITORChronis Theocharis

MUSICNikos Portokaloglou

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORMary Mantouvalou

SOUND DESIGN / MIXNikos Tsines Musou Music Group

5.1 MIX MASTERINGYiannis SkandamisDNA Lab

COLOUR GRADINGManos Chamilakis

ONLINE - DCP MASTERINGSakis Bouzanis2|35

TITLES / GRAPHICSLila Paleologou

SPECIAL THANKSFOR THEIR TRUST AND SUPPORT TOMarinos SkandamisEftychia KatsigarakiVassilis ApostolakisKostas MagosMaria KalamidaMETAdrasiMarilora Kapodistriaand many more...

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CONTACT

Established in 1971, Stefi has until today been the biggest production company in Greece with a presence in all production fields such as films, documentaries, TV programs, television commercials, digital platforms and musical events. Stefi was ‘Production Company of the Year’ for 2010, 2011 and 2012 at the

Ermis Ad Awards. In 2012, Stefi merged with Lynx Productions, a well-known company in the field of TV programming as well as a post-production house. Now Stefi & Lynx SA, focuses on commercials, TV programs, films, documentaries and events as well as co-productions with international partners. It also provides film service in Greece.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
Homo Faber, Wasted Youth, Attenberg and the documentary, Apology of an Economic Hit Man.
We have worked with directors such as V. Schlondorff, Emir Kusturica, N. Perakis, G. Panousopoulos, G. Tsemperopoulos, G.Lanthimos and Ph. Tsitos.
CONTACT
Spiros Mavrogenis
24, Amyklon Street
Athens 15231
Tel.: +30 210 6386200, Fax: +30 210 6108918, www.stefi.gr, s.mavrogenis@stefi.gr

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DOC3 PRODUCTIONS

Doc3 Productions is based in Athens and was founded by three women directors/ producers, Amalia Zepos, Valerie Kontakos and Marianna Economou in 2005. It provides ERT with documentary series as well as producing independent documentaries. ‘Mathimata - Pathimata’, a 12-episode series on

education and ‘Ecological Diaries’, a 12-episode series on environmental issues, have been particularly successful and have been screened many times. Documentaries such as ‘Grey area’ and ‘Please listen to me’ have been awarded by Art for More, Emotion Festival and Kos Festival.
CONTACT
Marianna Economou
12, Athinas Street
10551 Athens
Tel.: +30 210 8070972, mecon2@gmail.com

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MARNI FILMS

Marni Films, based in Athens, is a young independent company that produces shorts, features and creative docs by filmmakers at their first steps. Our goal is to keep Greek cinema’s new wave alive by supporting young artists and delivering innovative productions for TV, cinema and internet platforms.